Blythewood, South Carolina - After two days of continuous
rain, the final two rounds of the Lady Gamecock Invitational
were cancelled. The Commodores finished in a tie for
seventh place with a one-round total of 310 (+22). Wake
Forest won the team title with a 296 (+8).

Joni Gossett was VU's top finisher in 15th place (75,
+3), followed by Nicki Cutler (27th, 77, +5) and Sarah
Jacobs, Courtney Wood and May Wood all tied for 37th
place (79, +7).

Next tournament action for the Commodores is March
28-30 at the Bryan National Collegiate Tournament in
Greensboro, NC.

SOUTH CAROLINA LADY GAMECOCK GOLF TOURNAMENT FINAL RESULTS
(ROUNDS TWO AND THREE RAINED OUT)

Vanderbilt Golf Team Tied for Seventh in Lady
Gamecock Classic 3/14/03Sophomore Joni Gossett Leads the Commodores After
Day One

Columbia, SC – Sophomore Joni Gossett shot a
round of 75 (+3) to help lead the Commodores to a tie
for seventh place in first round action of the Lady
Gamecock Classic, hosted by the University of South
Carolina. Gossett is currently tied for 15th place with
five other golfers.

The Commodores are 14 shots behind leader Wake Forest
who shot a 296 (+8) today. Duke is second with a round
of 300 (+12), followed by Texas (301, +13), South Carolina
(302, +14), Auburn (302, +14) and New Mexico (309, +21).

“Our score is not where we want to be, but we’re
playing good golf,” Head Coach Martha Freitag
said. “We need to eliminate the big numbers and
be patient. We just need to put it all together and
we are very close.”

Nicki Cutler is in a tie for 27th with a round of
77 (+5), while Sarah Jacobs, Courtney Wood and May Wood
are all tied for 37th place with a score of 77 (+7).
Leigh Anne Hardin of Duke, Alena Sharp of New Mexico
State and Kacy Thompson of South Carolina are all tied
for the lead with a 72 (E).

Second round action begins at 8 am Saturday (March
15). Live hole-by-hole coverage is available at Golfstat.com